Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Subpopulation of Established Smokers from Wave 3 of the Population Assessment on Tobacco and Health Study by Belief in the Misperception that Nicotine Causes Cancer
| Variable name | All established smokers (N = 9013) | Smokers with the misperception 61.2% (60.1%, 62.4%) |
Smokers with correct perception 38.5% (37.3%, 39.7%) |
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| Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted % (Count) | Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 67.1% (65.7%, 68.4%) | 63.3% (5702) | 37.2% (36.1%, 38.4%) | 29.7% (28.4%, 31.0%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13.5% (12.7%, 14.4%) | 14.6% (1314) | 10.4% (9.6%, 11.2%) | 3.1% (2.7%, 3.5%) |
| Hispanic | 11.8% (11.0%, 12.7%) | 13.3% (1199) | 8.7% (7.9%, 9.4%) | 3.1% (2.7%, 3.6%) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 5.6% (5.1%, 6.2%) | 7.0% (632) | 3.6% (3.2%, 4.0%) | 2.0% (1.7%, 2.4%) |
| Missing | 2.0% (1.7%, 4.2%) | 1.8% (166) | 1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%) | 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 53.7% (52.6%, 54.8%) | 50.2% (4527) | 31.7% (30.8%, 32.6%) | 21.9% (21.0%, 22.8%) |
| Female | 46.3% (45.2%, 47.3%) | 49.8% (4484) | 29.5% (28.4%, 30.6%) | 16.6% (15.6%, 17.6%) |
| Missing | 0.03% (0.01%, 0.16%) | 0.02% (2) | 0.03% (0.01%, 0.16%) | 0.0% (0.0%, 0.0%) |
| Age (in years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 11.2% (10.6%, 11.8%) | 17.7% (1595) | 5.5% (5.1%, 6.0%) | 5.6% (5.2%, 6.1%) |
| 25–34 | 23.2% (22.0%, 24.3%) | 24.1% (2169) | 12.4% (11.6%, 13.3%) | 10.7% (9.9%, 11.5%) |
| 35–44 | 19.6% (18.5%, 20.7%) | 17.8% (1604) | 11.3% (10.5%, 12.1%) | 8.2% (7.5%, 8.9%) |
| 45–54 | 19.4% (18.5%, 20.4%) | 17.9% (1614) | 13.0% (12.3%, 13.9%) | 6.4% (5.8%, 7.0%) |
| 55–64 | 17.6% (16.6%, 18.5%) | 15.3% (1380) | 12.5% (11.8%, 13.4%) | 5.0% (4.4%, 5.7%) |
| 65–74 | 7.0% (6.3%, 7.8%) | 5.7% (518) | 4.9% (4.3%, 5.7%) | 2.0% (1.6%, 2.5%) |
| 75+ | 2.1% (1.7%, 2.6%) | 1.5% (133) | 1.4% (1.1%, 1.8%) | 0.6% (0.4%, 1.0%) |
| Missing | 0.0% (0.0%, 0.0%) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0.0%, 0.0%) | 0.0% (0.0%, 0.0%) |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than HS/GED | 17.1% (16.1%, 18.1%) | 18.1% (1631) | 12.2% (11.5%, 12.9%) | 4.8% (4.2%, 5.5%) |
| HS grad/GED | 38.2% (37.0%, 39.5%) | 37.3% (3361) | 25.1% (23.9%, 26.4%) | 12.9% (12.1%, 13.8%) |
| Some College | 32.9% (31.7%, 34.1% | 33.9% (3053) | 17.9% (16.9%, 18.8%) | 15.1% (14.2%, 16.0%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 8.9% (8.0%, 9.8%) | 7.7% (698) | 4.7% (4.2%, 5.3%) | 4.1% (3.5%, 4.8%) |
| Advanced degree | 2.3% (2.0%, 2.7%) | 2.4% (217) | 1.0% (0.8%, 1.3%) | 1.3% (1.1%, 1.6%) |
| Missing | 0.6% (0.5%, 0.8%) | 0.6% (53) | 0.3% (0.1%, 0.5%) | 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) |
| Income | ||||
| Less than $10,000 | 19.8% (18.7%, 21.0%) | 22.6% (2041) | 13.5% (12.3%, 14.2%) | 6.3% (5.7%, 6.9%) |
| $10,000–$24,999 | 25.5% (24.3%, 26.7%) | 26.3% (2371) | 16.4% (15.5%, 17.2%) | 9.1% (8.4%, 9.9%) |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 23.2% (22.2%, 24.3%) | 22.6% (2033) | 13.9% (13.0%, 14.8%) | 9.3% (8.6%, 10.1%) |
| $50,000–$99,999 | 18.5% (17.4%, 19.7%) | 16.6% (1493) | 10.4% (9.5%, 11.3%) | 8.1% (7.4%, 8.9%) |
| $100,000 or above | 7.2% (6.4%, 8.2%) | 6.2% (556) | 3.5% (2.9%, 4.2%) | 3.8% (3.3%, 4.4%) |
| Missing | 5.7% (5.1%, 6.4%) | 5.8% (519) | 3.7% (3.2%, 4.2%) | 1.9% (1.6%, 2.3%) |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| LGB | 7.2% (6.7%, 7.7%) | 8.7% (782) | 3.9% (3.5%, 4.4%) | 3.2% (2.9%, 3.6%) |
| Straight | 91.5% (90.9%, 92.1%) | 90.0% (8112) | 56.6% (55.4%, 57.8%) | 34.7% (33.6%, 35.9%) |
| Missing | 1.4% (1.1%, 1.7%) | 1.3% (119) | 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) | 0.5% (0.4%, 0.8%) |